Kors Surname

140,563rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,175 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Kors Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kors Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands1,2711:13,2871,939
Israel5321:16,0862,412
Russia3931:366,72535,999
United States3361:1,078,74778,479
Australia1921:140,60315,124
Germany971:829,95360,372
Canada561:657,95753,499
Belarus441:215,93326,858
Argentina321:1,335,73276,713
Turkey311:2,510,36878,475
Brazil261:8,233,628183,715
Uzbekistan221:1,405,87025,726
Estonia191:69,56912,771
India161:47,941,586492,263
Poland151:2,533,917108,409
England121:4,643,172139,951
South Africa91:6,019,745157,966
Sweden91:1,094,08481,336
Kazakhstan81:2,210,31295,036
Thailand71:10,091,192512,203
Nigeria61:29,523,793355,097
Kenya41:11,544,97562,419
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
France41:16,605,680368,153
Ukraine31:15,174,232372,501
China31:455,773,85521,925
Lebanon21:2,818,54225,087
Denmark21:2,822,35876,882
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Yemen21:13,212,64740,633
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Isle of Man11:85,8224,091
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States271:1,859,95194,590

The alternate forms: Kõrs (35), Körs (19) & Korš (1) are calculated separately.

Kors (345) may also be a first name.

Kors Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Kors Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Kors (Hindi: कोरस, Russian: Корс) is carried by more people in The Netherlands than any other country or territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms: Kõrs, Körs or Korš. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kors? popularity and diffusion

The surname Kors is the 140,563rd most frequently held family name at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 2,295,290 people. The last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 56 percent of Kors are found; 43 percent are found in Western Europe and 43 percent are found in Germanic Europe. Kors is also the 469,697th most widespread first name globally It is held by 345 people.

Kors is most frequently held in The Netherlands, where it is borne by 1,271 people, or 1 in 13,287. In The Netherlands Kors is most frequent in: North Holland, where 36 percent reside, South Holland, where 18 percent reside and Drenthe, where 10 percent reside. Outside of The Netherlands it is found in 45 countries. It is also common in Israel, where 17 percent reside and Russia, where 12 percent reside.

Kors Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Kors has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name rose 1,244 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Kors Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Kors last name is principally Orthodox (100%) in Russia, Orthodox (100%) in Belarus and Orthodox (89%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those bearing the Kors surname are 18.31% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 65.08% registered with the political party.

The amount Kors earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 211.44% more than the national average, earning R 740,088 per year; in United States they earn 8.02% more than the national average, earning $46,611 USD per year and in Canada they earn 23.73% more than the national average, earning $61,475 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kõrs9235/
Körs9219/
Korš921/
Koers893,669/
Kohrs893,522/
Koors891,005/
Korse89507/
Khors89415/
Korsh89406/
Kours8983/
Korss8940/
Kotrs8934/
Korsz8920/
Korsø898/
Korrs891/
Korzs891/
Korsch801,882/
Kourss80136/
Korsse8085/
Koorse8055/
Khorsh8040/
Koursh8015/
Korshe8012/
Khorse808/
Kourse802/
Koersh801/
Koirse801/
Khours801/
Kotrsz801/
Korsht801/
Kourrs800/
Kars757,207/
Kurs752,108/
Kers751,999/
Cors751,713/
Korç75130/
Kürs7597/
Qors751/
Korsova7353/
Korsæth7348/
Korsche7333/
Korsová7333/
Koorsse7321/
Kourshe732/
Koursse732/
Kauours731/
Koersch731/
Korzh6722,678/
Cohrs675,318/
Kahrs673,245/
Kersh673,013/
Karsh672,432/
Corse671,393/
Coers671,278/
Coors671,163/
Keers671,090/
Cours67904/
Karse67848/
Kaars67784/
Khurs67666/
Khars67662/
Kurse67243/
Kursh67175/
Korže67175/
Kaers67173/
Kerss67132/
Karsz67122/
Kuhrs6787/
Åkers6783/
Kurås6782/
Khorsova6781/
Korce6781/
Korze6769/
Kurss6768/
Kersz6764/
Keurs6759/
Karrs6759/
Kerrs6758/
Korshova6725/
Corrs6725/
Köhrs6725/
Corss6723/
Kaurs6720/
Korje6715/
Kehrs6710/
Karss679/
Karsø679/
Kursz678/
Khers677/
Corst677/
Kersø677/
Karås675/
Koursova674/
Corsh673/
Khorshtd673/
Kasrs672/
Körst672/
Corzs672/
Karsp671/
Kuirs671/
Cuors671/
Karıs671/
Khorshïd671/
Kotrš671/
Korçe671/
Korçë671/
Coërs671/
Karzs671/
Ckers671/
Khorshhd671/
Corsp670/

Kors Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kors in the Hindi language
कोरसkorasa-
Kors in the Russian language
Корсkors-

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Kors
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